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In
Technology for Unleashing Creativity, author Steve Giddings offers a guide to the marriage of technology and creativity in the music classroom, and shows that the two must work together now more than ever.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction - Modern Music Education
- Chapter 1 - Creativity in Music Education
- Chapter 2 - Technology in Music Education
- Chapter 3 - The Informal Learning Approach
- Chapter 4 - Digital Audio Workstations
- Chapter 5 - Notation Software
- Chapter 6 - Other Online Tools for Fostering Creativity
- Chapter 7 - Makey Makey and Coding for Creativity
- Chapter 8 - Electronic, Digital, and Virtual Instruments
- Chapter 9 - Tech for Facilitating Creativity with Small Ensembles
- Chapter 10 - Other Considerations
- Conclusion
- Appendix
About the author
Steve Giddings has been a long-time advocate for creative musical practices, popular music education and a conduit for pushing the envelope in music education in Canada and across the world. He is owner and operator of StevesMusicRoom.com and is active as a performer, workshop facilitator, and writer. He is a regular columnist in the Canadian Music Educator Journal, and has two previously published books for music teachers: Rock Coach and Creative Musicking.
Summary
In Technology for Unleashing Creativity, author Steve Giddings offers a guide to the marriage of technology and creativity in the music classroom, and shows that the two must work together now more than ever.
Additional text
Creativity is the heart of music education! And, when you merge creativity with technology, everyone in your classroom will be engaged in the learning process. Steve Giddings has made the case for increasing creativity in every music classroom through practical, fun, ready-to-go lesson ideas for grades K-12. This book is a must-have for all music educators!
